<p>does penn have grade inflation? (relative to the other Ivy league schools?)</p>
<p>The CAS has massive grade inflation, as reported in the Daily Pennsylvanian article some time ago. SEAS, Nursing and Wharton do not have any grade inflation.</p>
<p>It depends on what major you're in in the College. There is definately grade inflation in many humanities classes, but the same can't be said for the sciences, where most classes curve so that 20% or less get A's/A-'s. Furthermore, there is certainly some measure of inflation in the other schools, maybe not SEAS, but definately in Wharton. I'm in a Wharton class this semester in which the professor has said he plans on handind out about 50% A's, in a class of about 120.</p>
<p>And because the DP reports it, it is true?</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, they actually failed to produce any single conclusive evidence that it was inflation and not increasing quality of work.</p>
<p>I suggest reading this very thoughtful article: <a href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/441a72d269d6b?in_archive=1%5B/url%5D">http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/441a72d269d6b?in_archive=1</a></p>
<p>What class is that PhillySASer08?</p>
<p>SEAS is on a C curve.</p>
<p>HCMG 101, good class, but yeah, the professor said day one that he was planning on handing out half A's</p>
<p>and the curves for classes are set by the departments generally, not the school, so it's inaccurate to say that SEAS is on a C curve, especially when most classes are set to a B-</p>
<p>I was just going off of what my interviewer told me. His daughter goes there, but he graduated 30 years ago so his info coul be dated (obviously)</p>
<p>Most classes are indeed curved to a B- in SEAS, and math and science in the college. Wharton is usually curved to a B.</p>